After it had been reclaimed, the Twilight was later used by Skywalker in several missions during the coming events in the war. These included Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi's rescue of GalacticSenatorPadmé Amidala aboard the Confederacy warship Malevolence during the Battle of the Kaliida Nebula, as well as Skywalker and Tano's mission to destroy a Confederacy listening post. Additionally, Skywalker and Kenobi took the freighter to Florrum to confirm that Sith Lord and Confederacy Head of StateCountDooku had been captured by pirates, in order for a deal to be struck between the pirates and the Galactic Republic, and the two Jedi later used the Twilight to find an antidote for the deadly Blue Shadow Virus on the planet Iego. Later on, the Twilight would be used once again by Skywalker and Tano during their mission to Mustafar. In 20 BBY, it was discovered that Darth Maul had survived and had taken over the planet Mandalore with the help of Pre Vizsla and the Death Watch. Kenobi used the freighter as a way of sneaking in to rescue Duchess Satine Kryze, who had been imprisoned by Maul. The two attempted to escape in the Twilight but it was hit by a missile and crashed, forcing them out of the ship.

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The Twilight had one big main wing and one retractable second wing, which was placed under the main wing and was approximately half the size of the main wing. The retractable wing was called a Tal Nami Freighter Swing Wing,[1] which gave the craft extra maneuverability. It was also equipped with one heavy blaster cannon. Another smaller retractable wing was placed above the main wing equipped with a double heavy blaster cannon. If needed the wing would go in the upright position to allow the blasters to be fired. The cockpit was positioned between the main wing and the main engine. Astromech droidR2-D2 traveled inside this cockpit with the ship's captain, Jedi KnightAnakin Skywalker. Just next to the cockpit, the main wing housed two small, secondary engines. Despite similarities to the later ImperialLambda-class T-4a shuttle, it was of Corellian manufacture.[1]

The ship was armed with three heavy blasters, located on struts around the ship, concussion missiles and also had a rotating laser cannon mounted on the main wing, with periscope controls. The Twilight had a small hangar in its rear, big enough to fit Skywalker's starfighter.[15] The hangar was otherwise used as a cargo hold and was equipped with a magnetic field to allow outer space transfer of goods. A tow cable was placed to winch in heavy containers. The ship also had a boarding ramp underneath the vessel, which acted as the main entrance to the ship. The hangar door could also be used as an exit and entrance to the ship.[7]

The Twilight was on the planet Teth when Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan, Ahsoka Tano, sought medical assistance for Hutt crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure's son, Rotta. It was being loaded by B1 battle droids and was being prepared for departure; nevertheless, Skywalker and Tano destroyed the battle droids and attempted to take off. At first, the freighter refused to start, but R2-D2 managed to fire up the battered engines and the Jedi attempted to take it to the nearest Republic cruiser. The sky fight above Teth prevented them from landing on the cruiser, so they were forced to take the ship directly to Tatooine. With the help of a medical droidhologram and medicine, Rotta was saved from near death.[7]

Upon arriving in the Tatooine system, Skywalker diverted power to the front shields instead of the rear. The Twilight was ambushed by two Rogue-class starfighters piloted by IG-100 MagnaGuards, ironically attacking from the now-unprotected rear. Astromech droid R2-D2 unlocked the weapon systems and was able to destroy both fighters, but extensive damage to the craft caused it to crash-land into the atmosphere. After the four abandoned the ship through the rear door, Jawas came by to salvage it.[7] Skywalker later reclaimed the Twilight and modified it to update its age-induced shortcomings,[4] including making it quicker and more agile for quicker maneuvers.[16]

Skywalker and Tano used the Twilight to rescue Jedi MasterPlo Koon after his fleet was destroyed by a "secret" Confederacy weapon. Skywalker and Tano came upon Koon and several clone troopers in an escape pod, the only survivors of the battle. However, the crew was forced to shut down the ship's systems, including astromech droid R2-D2, as an enormous battleship approached; alerting the warship to their presence would surely mean certain doom. However, the medical droid tending to the clones was missed. After a horror of swerving through the remains of the other Star Destroyers,the group managed to get away and avoided the wave from the ship's ion cannons by quickly jumping to hyperspace, taking their knowledge of the deadly weapon with them.[17]

The Twilight was later used to rescue SenatorPadmé Amidala from the extensively damaged Malevolence after Grievous captured her during the Battle of the Kaliida Nebula, as the cyborg general sought to flee from the attacking Republic Venator cruisers. Skywalker and Jedi MasterObi-Wan Kenobi took the Twilight and docked at the emergency airlock below the bridge, seeing as the droids were "too busy repairing the ship to notice them." After the Jedi rescued Amidala, the Twilight returned to the fleet, managing to evade Grievous in his fighter and several Vulture droids. Thanks to sabotage by Skywalker, the Malevolence was destroyed, colliding with the nearby Dead moon of Antar.[9]

After defeating Grievous over the planet Bothawui, Skywalker and Tano took the Twilight to find a missing Artoo, who had disappeared after Skywalker's Delta-7B starfighter was damaged. Skywalker docked the Twilight on the nearby scavenger ship salvaging the battlefield, hoping that the ship had picked up Artoo, but was unsuccessful in locating him, who in fact had been arranged to be sold to Grievous by the ship's captain, TrandoshanscavengerGha Nachkt.[15]

After Skywalker headed away in his fighter to scout ahead with replacement astromech droid R3-S6, his tracking beacon was accidentally activated, and Tano and CloneCaptainRex proceeded to rescue him in the Twilight from several Munificent-class frigates that had arrived under command of Grievous.[15]

After the group received a transmission from R2-D2, they tracked the droid to Skytop Station, where Skywalker and Tano took a team of clone troopers to destroy the Confederacy listening post. During the mission, Skywalker headed off to rescue Artoo, while Tano and the clones set explosive charges to destroy the station. However, Grievous attacked Tano and the clones, and Tano, accompanied by R3, engaged Grievous alone, while Rex and SergeantDenal planted the rest of the charges.[10]

Skywalker succeeded in rescuing Artoo, and returned to the hangar bay where he signaled the Twilight for the evacuation. The pilot brought the Twilight into the hangar and met with Skywalker and Artoo. However, after R3, Rex and Denal arrived, Skywalker learned of Tano's single combat against Grievous. Before they could rescue her, R3 revealed himself to be a spy and traitor, closing the hangar door and all entrances, and sealing the Republic forces inside the station. The droid also activated three Vulture droids, and several B2 super battle droids arrived, engaging Skywalker and the clones in combat. Tano arrived, and after Artoo opened the hangar door from an outside platform (and also destroyed R3 in a duel), the Jedi and the clones fled the exploding station in the Twilight.[10]

The Twilight was used as a ploy to get Skywalker onboard Sith Lord and Confederacy Head of StateCountDooku'sMunificent-class frigate to locate and capture the elusive Sith Lord.[19] Kenobi came to assist Skywalker, and they were able to follow an escaping Dooku, but both parties crash-landed on Vanqor. Dooku was captured by the WeequayHondo Ohnaka'spirate gang, and was taken to Florrum, while Skywalker and Kenobi were rescued by Tano. When Skywalker and Kenobi were dispatched to confirm that Dooku was in the captivity of the pirates, in order for a deal to be struck between the pirates and the Republic for the transfer of Dooku's captivity, the Jedi took the Twilight to the pirates' stronghold .[20]

Skywalker and Kenobi were captured by the pirates as well, who were additionally seeking to capture the two Jedi for ransom. The Jedi were forced to strike an uneasy alliance with Dooku, who later escaped separately. The two Jedi spared Ohnaka, showing wisdom in not arresting him in spite simply for capturing them. Skywalker and Kenobi left the planet on the Twilight with RepresentativeJar Jar Binks, CommanderStone and a few members of the Coruscant Guard, who had originally been sent to negotiate the deal concerning Dooku with the pirates.[11]

When Tano, Senator Padmé Amidala and several clones were infected with the deadly Blue Shadow Virus shortly after a raid on Confederacy-allied Dr.Nuvo Vindi'slaboratory on Naboo,[21] Skywalker and Kenobi took the Twilight to Iego to find an antidote known as Reeksa weed. There, they learned from Jaybo Hood that "Drol", the "phantom ruler" of Iego, was preventing the inhabitants from leaving the planet. After finding the Reeksa weed and attempting to leave the planet, the Jedi discovered that "Drol" was actually an energy field, installed by the Separatists when they invaded the system. The Jedi took a few of Hood's reprogrammed Vulture droids and were able to destroy the energy field, liberating the planet and allowing the inhabitants to leave whenever they chose. Skywalker and Kenobi returned to Naboo, where they were able to give their infected friends the antidote in time.[12]

After hearing about the chaos on Mandalore in 20 BBY,[8] Obi-Wan flew the Twilight to Mandalore to avoid detection by Darth Maul and Death Watch. It already saw a significant amount of disrepair, even causing a minor blaze onboard the ship after landing before its automatic emergency systems extinguished the blaze, causing Kenobi to state that this was the last time he would borrow any ship from Skywalker. Skywalker had earlier warned him of its then-current state when Kenobi borrowed the ship, although Kenobi figured that he could use it as long as it at least could still fly and land well. The much-battered freighter now sported a cartoonish illustration of Skywalker as a boy Podracer pilot, with Aurebesh text that said "WIZARD!!!"[22]

On Mandalore, the Jedi Master freed DuchessSatine Kryze from prison and attempted to flee. Already in a state of heavy disrepair, the Twilight did not get far before being hit by three Death Watch soldiers' jetpack-mounted missiles. This dealt the ship irreparable damage and caused it to spin out of control, forcing Obi-Wan and Satine to exit the freighter while still in the air. The Twilight exploded seconds after their descent back to the surface of Mandalore.[23]

There is an older connection the Twilight holds that dates back all the way to 1977 to the original Star Wars. As a beat-up old spice freighter, the Twilight is the kernel of truth in Uncle Owen Lars's lie to Luke Skywalker about his father: Anakin Skywalker was indeed a navigator on a spice freighter, from a certain point of view.[26]

LEGO made a set of the Twilight called 7680 "The Twilight" released on July 26, 2008.